Help with wait_template

Configuration
1

Hello. Need help properly formatting / formulating a wait_template. The following gives me an error:

- wait_template: "{{ is_state({{ states('input_text.tts_entity_id) }}','idle') }}"

{{ states('input_text.tts_entity_id) }} translates to media_player.bedrooom_speaker

How to fix?

Thank you.

2

You missed a single quote after input_text.tts_entity_id.

Should be:

- wait_template: "{{ is_state({{ states('input_text.tts_entity_id') }}','idle') }}"

But I still dont think this will work.

In the template editor this:

{% set media_id = 'media_player.entranceway_speaker' %}
{{ states('media_player.entranceway_speaker') }}
{{ states('{{ media_id }}') }}

Returns:
off
unknown.

3

Thanks for the reply.

I’ve added the missing single quote but still gets the same error:

Invalid config for [script]: [wait_template] is an invalid option for [script]. Check: script->script->script_tts_aws_say->sequence->3->wait_template. (See /config/configuration.yaml, line 34). Please check the docs at Scripts - Home Assistant

if i replace ({{ states('input_text.tts_entity_id') }} and hard code 'media_player.bedroom_speaker' it parses fine.

EDIT: Sorry, took a bit of time to realize what you ere pointing out (noob here). Yes, looks like it might not work Thanks in any case.

4

Yes as I said, I don’t think you can do that.

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5

How can I use a workaround similar to this? What’s the correct format / syntax (this is inside a script)

  {% if states('input_text.tts_entity_id') == 'meida_player.bedroom_speaker' %}
    wait_template: "{{ is_state('meida_player.bedroom_speaker','idle') }}"
  (% else %})
    wait_template: "{{ is_state('meida_player.kitchen_speaker','idle') }}"
  {% endif %}

Thanks again.

6

This might work:

wait_template: >
  {% if states('input_text.tts_entity_id') == 'meida_player.bedroom_speaker' %}
    {{ is_state('meida_player.bedroom_speaker','idle') }}
  (% else %})
    {{ is_state('meida_player.kitchen_speaker','idle') }}
  {% endif %}
7

Thanks. Unfortunately, it also doesn’t seem to work (gives back same error).

For now I’ll probably use something like this (yuck):

- condition: template
  value_template: >
    {% if states('input_text.tts_entity_id') == 'media_player.downstairs_speaker' %} true {% else %} false {% endif %}  
- wait_template: "{{ is_state('media_player.downstairs_speaker','idle') }}"
- condition: template
  value_template: >
    {% if states('input_text.tts_entity_id') == 'media_player.middle_room_speaker' %} true {% else %} false {% endif %}  
- wait_template: "{{ is_state('media_player.middle_room_speaker','idle') }}"
- condition: template
  value_template: >
    {% if states('input_text.tts_entity_id') == 'media_player.bedroom_speaker' %} true {% else %} false {% endif %}  
- wait_template: "{{ is_state('media_player.bedroom_speaker','idle') }}"
- condition: template
  value_template: >
    {% if states('input_text.tts_entity_id') == 'media_player.elise_s_speaker' %} true {% else %} false {% endif %}  
- wait_template: "{{ is_state('media_player.elise_s_speaker','idle') }}"
8

I think what you’re looking for is:

- wait_template: "{{ is_state(states('input_text.tts_entity_id'), 'idle') }}"
9

Thanks, but probably won’t work because states('input_text.tts_entity_id') returns the name of the media player, not the maedia player’s state.

10

Give it a go.

11

Ok, looks like this might actually work. Will test and report back. Thanks everyone for helping a noob out!

Update: Confirmed working. Thank you!

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